10 suit wardrobe - Page 5

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Originally Posted by Despos 


Everyone discovers a sweet spot in cloth weight and that's what they like to wear day in and day out. Like I said, with some it's a lighter weight, some mid weight and some prefer heavier weight and they tend to wear their preferred weight regardless of the season. If you have 10 suits for each season you have more leeway. Look at Manton's posts. He has practically an index of what cloth weights and weaves he can wear and at what temperatures. He has a keen sensitivity to cloth weights and seasonal temperatures. If anything, I have three seasons in my wardrobe and find that most versatile but 10 & 11 ounce is the sweet spot..

This certainly resonates with me.  I overheat easily, so I avoid heavier fabrics given the mild London winters.  On all but the coldest days, I find 11 ounce is right for me (and still find ways to avoid the boredom of plain worsteds).  Equally on really hot summer days I need something lighter or open-weaved, but they don't come around that often here (by East Coast standards) so only form a small part of my wardrobe.  It really is possible to find three-season cloth here and I rarely go above 11 ounces for things I will wear in town.  Heavier tweeds of course for winter activities in the country.

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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 

Very true. I have a Scabal plain weave that is like royal blue and it gets a lot of attention at work. Too much perhaps.

the issue is the colour not the weave :-)

I wanted to post this when I saw the thread but didn't have a chance to snap a picture till now. I am a lawyer and used to wear suits more often than now but with the advent of business casual, I haven't had occasion to buy a new suit in years. I own exactly ten suits.

From left to right, charcoal pinstripe three button, charcoal (very nearly black herring bone DB), charcoal 3 button, charcoal 2 button, medium grey 2 button, plaid grey two button, light grey two button, navy 2 button, brown birdseye two button, brown flannel DB.

If I was starting from scratch, I would probably do things differently, but this group works quite well for me.

The three lightest greys and the navy are not too heavy. The DBs are at the other end of the spectrum and only see fall and winter wear. Summer is more of an issue for me now, but I rarely wear suits. When these were more typical of my work wardrobe I was in the upper midwest -- Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis for the most part.

All of them are suits, no shirts?

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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH 


Gotta make sure that I am covered for the next 500 years.

A morning dress or a tail coat with cape for your burial?